PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Washington Burrell (ranked 4541 p4p, 25129 weight class) and Zoltan Gavinsky (ranked 523 p4p, 0 weight class). Zoltan Gavinsky has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Washington Burrell's chin.

Burrell
vs
Gavinsky

181 cm
19
170
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
169
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Washington Burrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zoltan Gavinsky!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrell fails with a takedown attempt.

Gavinsky rushes Burrell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gavinsky looking to throw knees to the head but Burrell is blocking nicely.

Gavinsky manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Burrell trying to control but Gavinsky is working from the bottom.
Gavinsky wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gavinsky is working an open guard so Burrell takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Burrell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gavinsky is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gavinsky defends well and Burrell ends up having to push Gavinsky into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Washington Burrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gavinsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burrell has his takedown stuffed
and Gavinsky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Gavinsky forces Burrell back against the cage and clinches.
Gavinsky jumps guard but Burrell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Burrell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Burrell pushes Gavinsky up against the cage in a clinch.

Gavinsky is fighting off a takedown attempt but Burrell is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gavinsky to the mat. Gavinsky regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gavinsky wants to sweep here but Burrell controlling him for the moment.

Gavinsky is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell won't allow Gavinsky to sweep him here.
Gavinsky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Burrell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gavinsky is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Burrell stands up from Gavinsky's guard - Burrell perhaps looking for a knockout.
Burrell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gavinsky counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gavinsky keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavinsky keeps the fight on the outside.
Gavinsky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Burrell slips a jab and a cross from Gavinsky.
Gavinsky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Burrell darts in and clinches Gavinsky up against the cage.
Gavinsky's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Burrell has had enough of the clinch but Gavinsky keeps him there for the moment.

Burrell breaks from the clinch.

Gavinsky has Burrell up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gavinsky jumps guard and drags Burrell to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Gavinsky kicks Burrell off and gets to his feet.
Gavinsky shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burrell but Burrell pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Burrell forces Gavinsky back against the cage and clinches.
Gavinsky jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burrell walks away with a smile on his face. Gavinsky gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavinsky stuffs the takedown attempt from Burrell. Burrell gets slowly back to his feet.
Burrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burrell sets himself, and Gavinsky steps forward looking for the clinch! Burrell avoids it this time.
Gavinsky dives in for a single leg takedown but Burrell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zoltan Gavinsky dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice sprawl there from Gavinsky as Burrell shoots in.
Gavinsky is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Burrell with a body shot.
Gavinsky shoots in but Burrell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gavinsky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burrell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burrell leaves Gavinsky with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavinsky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burrell.
Burrell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gavinsky counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Washington Burrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burrell fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavinsky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burrell is fending him off so far but Gavinsky persists. Nope, Burrell circles away and we're back to standing.
Burrell slips a jab from Gavinsky.
Burrell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burrell wants it to stay on the feet.
Burrell throws a series of strikes that have Gavinsky backpedaling.
Gavinsky dives in for a single leg takedown but Burrell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gavinsky is breathing heavily.
Burrell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gavinsky as he jumps to the side.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gavinsky shoots in looking for a takedown but Burrell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gavinsky's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice sprawl there from Gavinsky as Burrell shoots in.

Gavinsky moves into range and clinches up with Burrell.

Gavinsky successfully pulls guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavinsky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burrell advances position into side control!
Burrell controlling from side mount.

Burrell decides to stand back up.
Gavinsky changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burrell tries to avoid it but Gavinsky manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burrell to the ground. Burrell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Burrell looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gavinsky throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burrell's waist but Burrell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gavinsky off to one side.

Burrell drives through and clinches with Gavinsky against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrell is struggling to control the position.
Burrell is looking to take this one to the mat.
Burrell has Gavinsky pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gavinsky manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Burrell successfully pulls guard.
Burrell controls Gavinsky momentarily but Gavinsky frees himself.
Gavinsky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gavinsky wants to control from the top but Burrell keeps moving.
Gavinsky is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Burrell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gavinsky doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gavinsky manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gavinsky slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Burrell.
Gavinsky trying to control the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Gavinsky escapes and gets back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Washington Burrell will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gavinsky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burrell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gavinsky pulls his leg out and moves away.
Burrell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gavinsky's waist but Gavinsky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burrell off to one side.
Burrell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gavinsky defends well and Burrell ends up having to push Gavinsky into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Washington Burrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burrell tries to land knees in the clinch but Gavinsky avoids the damage to the body.
Gavinsky content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Burrell fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Gavinsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gavinsky clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gavinsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gavinsky misses with a takedown
and Burrell counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burrell stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burrell gets tackled into the cage by Gavinsky. Gavinsky maintains the clinch.

Gavinsky breaks from the clinch.
Gavinsky shoots for a double leg takedown but Burrell sprawls well. He's pushed Gavinsky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Burrell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gavinsky raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Burrell has his takedown stuffed
and Gavinsky counters with a three punch combo that has Burrell backing up. Burrell nods at Gavinsky to acknowledge the strikes.

Gavinsky closes the distance and clinches.
Gavinsky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gavinsky misses with a body punch.
Burrell tries for a takedown but Gavinsky manages to get underhooks.
Gavinsky looking for a takedown.
Burrell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gavinsky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavinsky blocking some punches.
Burrell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gavinsky just stands there and leans against the cage.
Burrell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gavinsky leaning against his opponent.
Gavinsky stops a takedown attempt from Burrell.
Burrell is trying to pull guard but Gavinsky turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gavinsky tries to pull guard but Burrell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Gavinsky pulls guard effortlessly.

Gavinsky has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Burrell off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gavinsky.
Burrell is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gavinsky.
A combination from Burrell does no damage.
Burrell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gavinsky avoids it really well and circles away.
Burrell stuffs the takedown.
Burrell tries to clinch up.
Gavinsky avoids a punch combination nicely.

Gavinsky instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrell has had enough of the clinch but Gavinsky keeps him there for the moment.
Gavinsky jumps guard but Burrell stands there with Gavinsky around his waist. Gavinsky gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gavinsky is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Burrell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gavinsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gavinsky is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gavinsky dives in for a single leg takedown but Burrell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zoltan Gavinsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gavinsky has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoltan Gavinsky!